2023 Agenda with Presentations


 

 

To view the 2023 WERA Virtual Meetings, click the links below:

Tuesday, May 16th: DAY ONE - (two back-to-back videos in one player) (Contact HQ for passcode)

Wednesday, May 17th: DAY TWO (two back-to-back videos) (Contact HQ for passcode)

Thursday, May 17th: DAY THREE (one video only) (Contact HQ for passcode)

To view a pdf of a specific presentation please click on a talk below - contact HQ for meeting notes


Tuesday, May 16, 2023: DAY ONE

 


WELCOME

  • Welcome to 8,021 feet: Survival Guide for High Altitude, YMCA Logistics
    Henry Reges, National CoCoRaHS Coordinator, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
  • Introductions, goals, and objectives for the meeting
    Tony Bergantino, WERA 1012 Co-Chair, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
  • Opening Words from The Agricultural Experiment Station
    Gene Kelly, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Session 1 - WERA Partners (times are equivalent to video recordings)

 

 

Session 2 - CoCoRaHS Support and Operations

  • 02:23:00 - 02:30:00: CoCoRaHS Budget Report: Henry Reges, National CoCoRaHS Coordinator, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
  • 02:39:00 - end1/beginning2 - 00:20:00: 25th Anniversary - A 25 year look back: Henry Reges, National CoCoRaHS Coordinator, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
  • 00:29:00 - 01:32:00: Website Updates: Julian Turner, CoCoRaHS Web Development, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
  • 01:34:00 - 02:12:00: Data Quality Control Update: Steve Hilberg, CoCoRaHS Project Manager, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
  • 02:12:00 - end2: Unfinished Discussions from the Day

 

 

Wednesday, May 17, 2022: DAY TWO

 

Session 3 - Canada, Clues, Comments and CoCoRaHS

  • 00:00:00 - 00:21:00: Continued website and tech discussions
  • 00:33:00 - 01:00:00: Clues in the Comments: Alicia Wasula, President, STM Weather, Cropseyville, NY

 

Session 4 - Volunteer Recruiting, Retention and Engagement

  • 01:07:00 - 01:52:00: CoCoRaHS Recruiting and Retention Update: Matt Spies, Connecticut State Coordinator, Brookfield, CT
  • 01:53:00 - end1/beginning2 - 00:11:00: CoCoRaHS - An Excellent source of observers for CoCoRaHS: Tony Bergantino, Wyoming State Coordinator, Larimie, WY
  • 00:11:00 - 00:19:00: CoCoRaHS Help Desk - Carol Stolz, Help Desk Coordinator, CoCoRaHS HQ

Session 5 - Programs, Parameters, and Protocols

  • 00:20:00 - 00:51:00: NE Rain and NEDRN Outreach Updates: James Williams, Dehvynne Ashmore and Alexa Davis; Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, Lincoln, NE
  • 00:52:00 - 01:25:00: Premium CoCoRaHS TROPO Precipitation Gauge: Tye Parzybok, Climalytic Instruments, LLC
  • 00:01:26 - 01:56:00: Ice Accretion Measurement Update: Noah Newman, CoCoRaHS HQ, Fort Collins, CO
  • 01:56:00 - end2: Unfinished business

 

Thursday, May 18, 2023: DAY THREE

 

 

Session 6 - The Next Step - Issues that Need Continuing Attention, Setting Priorities, and Action Items

 

  • 00:02:00 - 00:39:00: CoCoRaHS March Madness Competition - proposal and ideas for recruiting competitions: Matthew Sittel, Assistant State Climatologist, Kansas State University
  • 00:39:00 - 00:50:00: Awarding Volunteers discussion
  • 00:50:00 - 01:12:00: Newsletters discussion
  • 01:12:00 - end: various and miscellaneous discussions including adding new territories and international expansion, goals for the future